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Our mission was to preserve the most fundamental treasures of Aotearoa – its land and water – while producing value from those same treasures.

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Technical Report

Measuring real time nitrate leaching from a Hawkes Bay onion Field

The primary objective of this project was to prove that successful real time ‘in situ' nitrate measuring was possible using a nitrate sensor and that…
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Physiographic Environments of New Zealand

Integrating landscape process knowledge with water chemistry to understand how and why surface water quality varies across New Zealand
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Presentation

Framework assessment for water quality

Presentation to SWIM special interest group of policy planners and scientists from across 15 regional authorities.
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Interactive Tool

SWIFT: Strengths, Weaknesses, Impact and Feasibility Tool

SWIFT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Impact and Feasibility Tool) is designed to support discussions that enable collective action groups (CAGs) to tackle complex environmental challenges. SWIFT can…
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Technical Report

Soil health research in the context of regenerative agriculture

Soil is increasingly considered a ‘common good', like water and air. In Aotearoa New Zealand, we also need to consider principles integral to understanding soil…
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Summary

Mātauranga Māori Wānanga Overview Report

Che Wilson convened wānanga gathering whānau from around the motu to create a space to discuss and further extend our understanding of the whakapapa and…
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Interactive Tool

Labour and Land-use Regional Model for Aotearoa

The Labour and Land-use Regional Model for Aotearoa helps track labour availability and costs. Being aware of regional workforce capacity will contribute to understanding the suitability…
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Method

Lower Cost Native Restoration of Farmland: Tīmata Method Fact Sheet

This six-page fact sheet on the Tīmata Method has been developed for New Zealand land owners. The Tīmata Method, which in Māori translates to begin,…
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Science in Freshwater Policy Development

A case study of the role science played in the development of the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management
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